UEFA Champions League · 2024

Sporting 1–5 Arsenal · UEFA Champions League

1–5Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 1–5.

Shots
1913
Shots on target
89
Expected goals
1.053.89
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Sporting 5–1. Recorded in this match (Sporting – Arsenal): shots 19–13, shots on target 8–9, expected goals 1.05–3.89, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots13 shotsSporting 19 shots, Arsenal 13 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots9 shotsSporting 8 shots, Arsenal 9 shots
  • Expected goals1.05 xG3.89 xGSporting 1.05 xG, Arsenal 3.89 xG
  • Possession52%48%Sporting 52%, Arsenal 48%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersSporting 8 corners, Arsenal 3 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls8 foulsSporting 6 fouls, Arsenal 8 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Thomas Partey · Arsenal · 21′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGeny Catamo · Sporting · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Calafiori · Arsenal · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Inácio · Sporting · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMorten Hjulmand · Sporting · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMatheus Reis · Sporting · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Inácio · Sporting · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Edwards · Sporting · 58′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Inácio · Sporting · 47′ · 0.05 xG · goalMorten Hjulmand · Sporting · 73′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEthan Nwaneri · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetHidemasa Morita · Sporting · 47′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMikel Merino · Arsenal · 82′ · 0.06 xG · on targetDaniel Bragança · Sporting · 85′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 86′ · 0.06 xG · on targetConrad Harder · Sporting · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 30′ · 0.08 xG · on targetKai Havertz · Arsenal · 36′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 62′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 67′ · 0.08 xG · on targetGeovany Quenda · Sporting · 44′ · 0.12 xG · on targetViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 52′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 45′ · 0.36 xG · goalLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 82′ · 0.65 xG · goalGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 7′ · 0.79 xG · goalBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 65′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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Sporting: 19 shots, 8 on target, 1.04 xG. Arsenal: 12 shots, 8 on target, 3.01 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.753.50′HT90′Gonçalo Inácio · Sporting · 47′Gabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 7′Gabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 45′Bukayo Saka · Arsenal · 65′Leandro Trossard · Arsenal · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sporting 1.04 xG · Arsenal 3.01 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sporting
2Draws
0Arsenal
Arsenal — Sporting · UEFA Europa League1–1
Sporting — Arsenal · UEFA Europa League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Arsenal in 7

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Window

Season

Sporting5 matchesArsenal5 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 0.4 goals/match
1.68 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲ 1.8 xG/match
14 shots/match ▲Shots5/511.6 shots/match
5.4 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/55 shots/match
46.2%Possession5/5● 49.6%
4 corners/matchCorners5/5● 4.8 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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